Erkut Yilmaz Wins Card Player Poker Tour Atlantis Main Event
Mar 31, '14
After a three-hour heads-up battle Erkut Yilmaz defeated Vincent Remmel to win the Card Player Poker Tour Atlantis $1,100 no-limit hold’em $125,000 guarantee main event for $42,665.
After trading chips and the chip lead back and forth, Remmel moved all-in for his last 430,000 and Yilmaz snap-called. Remmel showed A
2
and Yilmaz turned up K
5. The would-be champion picked up a pair of fives on a flop of 1053
. The turn was the 10 and the 8 on the river would seal the deal with Yilmaz as the winner. He also picked up 336 Card Player Player of the Year points.
Yilmaz outlasted a field of 182 players to become the fourth CPPT champion of Season II. Remmel left with $34,467 for his efforts.
Player Tags: Erkut Yilmaz, Vincent Remmel
Yilmaz Doubles, Takes Massive Chip Lead
Mar 31, '14
Vincent Remmel raised to 48,000 on the button and Erkut Yilmaz three-bet to 148,000. Remmel took a few seconds before announcing he was all in.
“Did he say all in?” asked Yilmaz. “Ok, I call.”
Yilmaz tabled AK and was in great shape to double up against Remmel’s K7.
“Oops,” said Remmel. “King salmon floating up stream. Or down. I don’t know.”
The flop was Q86 and Remmel was still searching for a seven to end the tournament. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 8 and Remmel scooped the pot with ace high.
It took just over a minute to count down Yilmaz’s stack and verify that he was all in for 1,087,000. Yilmaz doubles up to 2,174,000 and Remmel slides to 584,000.
“That was a little big misstep there,” said Remmel. “Now you definitely have the chip lead.”
Player Tags: Erkut Yilmaz, Vincent Remmel
Heads-Up Chip Counts
Mar 31, '14
Vincent Remmel – 1,670,000
Erkut Yilmaz – 1,084,000
Player Tags: Erkut Yilmaz, Vincent Remmel
Second Pair is Good for Yilmaz
Mar 31, '14
Vincent Remmel limped in on the button and Erkut Yilmaz raised to 50,000 out of the big blind. Both players checked to the river as the board ran out AQ37A and Yilmaz checked again.
Remmel bet 65,000 and was check-raised to 250,000 by Yilmaz. After a few moments in the tank, Remmel called and Yilmaz tabled KQ. Remmel mucked his hand and Yilmaz scooped the pot.
Player Tags: Erkut Yilmaz, Vincent Remmel
Erkut Yilmaz Doubles Through Vincent Remmel
Mar 31, '14
Down to his last 326,000, Erkut Yilmaz moved all-in after Vincent Remmel’s 36,000 raise.
Remmel called.
“I only looked at one card,” Yilmaz said.
“Then you probably have me out-kicked,” Remmel said as he turned over A2.
Yilmaz did indeed have him outkicked with AJ.
The board ran out Q96Q3 and Yilmaz doubled up.
Player Tags: Erkut Yilmaz, Vincent Remmel
Remmel Makes Two Pair
Mar 31, '14
Erkut Yilmaz raised to 40,000 on the button and Vincent Remmel defended his big blind. The flop was J87 and both players checked.
Remmel bet 54,000 when the Q fell on the turn and Yilmaz called. The river was the 2 and Remmel bet again, this time 154,000. Yilmaz called and mucked his hand when Remmel tabled Q8, good for two pair.
Player Tags: Erkut Yilmaz, Vincent Remmel
Heads-Up Chip Counts
Mar 30, '14
Vincent Remmel – 1,944,000
Erkut Yilmaz – 801,000
Player Tags: Erkut Yilmaz, Vincent Remmel
Ravi Shanmugam Doubles Through Erkut Yilmaz
Mar 30, '14
Ravi Shanmugam raised to 24,000 from the button, Vincent Remmel Called from the small blind and Erkut Yilmaz called from the big blind.
The flop was J97 Remmel and Yilmaz checked and Shanmugam moved all-in. Remmel folded and Yilmaz called.
Shanmugam showed AJ and Yilmaz turned over Q8. The board completed 5K and Shanmugam doubled.
Player Tags: Erkut Yilmaz, Ravi Shanmugam
Gerald Rahm Eliminated 4th ($15,541)
Mar 30, '14
Gerald Rahmn has been eliminated as the fourth place finisher for $15,541.
Rahm was all-in with A8 and Erkut Yilmaz called with AJ. The board ran out A102Q5 and Rahmn was eliminated.
Player Tags: Gerald Rahmn, Erkut Yilmaz
Erkut Yilmaz Doubles Through Bobby Pham
Mar 30, '14
Erkut Yilmaz raised to 15,000 from under the gun and Bobby Pham called from the hijack. Vincent Remmel called form the button and the three saw a flop of KJ5. Remmel checked, Yilmaz bet 24,000, Pham called and Remmel released. The turn was the 5 and both players checked. The river was the J and Yilmaz bet 20,000. Pham raised to 60,000 and Yilmaz went all-in for 225,000. Pham tanked for a several moments before quietly announcing the call. Yilmaz showed two black Kings to take the pot. Pham showed AJ and was left with about 95,000.
Player Tags: Erkut Yilmaz, Bobby Pham
Erkut Yilmaz won the 2014 
Today’s main event marks the third time in Card Player Poker Tour history the tour has made a stop at Atlantis.
Michael Rocco raised to 2,400 from middle position and action folded around to Erkut Yilmaz in the big blind, who called.
California pro Erkut Yilmaz has taken his seat in this event.
Erkut Yilmaz open-shoved for 305,000 from under-the-gun and Cody Shedd called from the button.
Erkut Yilmaz raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and Adam Volen re-raised to 150,000 from the small blind. Yilmaz called and a 7
With a board of J